Tag: Jerusalem
Pope Francis calls for peace for Jerusalem
Pope Francis has used his traditional Christmas Day message to call for "peace for Jerusalem" and dialogue between Israelis and…
Jerusalem: UN demands all States comply with resolutions
Member States in the UN General Assembly by an overwhelming majority, on Thursday demanded that all countries comply with Security…
UN rejects Trump’s Jerusalem recognition as Israel’s capital
The UN General Assembly has decisively backed a resolution effectively calling on the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem…
Jerusalem: Turkey criticises U.S. for vetoing UN resolution
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag on Tuesday criticised the U.S. for vetoing a draft resolution on the status of…
Jerusalem: Arab envoys urge India to clarify position
Some Arab ambassadors on Monday asked India to clarify its position on the U.S recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,…
Jerusalem: Turkey takes steps for UN to reject U.S decision
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said steps were underway to have the UN, either at the Security Council…
ISIS threatens to attack U.S. over Jerusalem decision
Islamic State has threatened attacks on U.S. soil in retaliation for the Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the…
Netanyahu: Palestinians must face reality over Jerusalem
Israel's prime minister has said Palestinians must "get to grips with" the reality that Jerusalem is Israel's capital in order…
One killed, hundreds injured in protests against Trump’s Jerusalem decision
At least one Palestinian has been killed and hundreds injured as "Day of Rage" protests continue across the occupied West…
UN holds emergency meeting over US’ recognition of Jerusalem as Israel capital
The UN Security Council has convened an emergency session to discuss Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of…
Jerusalem: Palestinian protesters, Israeli police clash after Friday prayers
Palestinian protesters, some burning tyres and throwing stones, clashed Friday in Jerusalem, Gaza and on the West Bank with Israeli…
Israeli police in Jerusalem brace for protests
Israeli police in Jerusalem are being deployed in larger-than-usual numbers ahead of the first Friday prayers after U.S. President Donald…
Israel on high alert, expects Palestinian unrest in Jerusalem, West Bank
Israeli security forces are on high alert as thousands of Palestinians are expected to take part in a protest on…
Jerusalem: UAE calls on Arabs, Muslims to demonstrate ‘common position’
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) urged on Thursday the Arab and Islamic countries to unite and demonstrate a “common position”…
World leaders condemn Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem
World leaders reacted with concern and anger to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.